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bigtree

(86,005 posts)
Wed Feb 22, 2023, 12:12 PM Feb 2023

Dragon Ball

Spy balloon, UFO or Dragon Ball? Japan baffled by iron ball washed up on beach



According to a report by Asahi News, the mysterious ball was reported by a local resident in Hamamatsu, a southern coastal city about 155 miles from Tokyo, who called the police just before 9 a.m. saying "a large round object was washed up on the beach".

The sphere, measured about 1.5 metres in diameter, the local media reported. Authorities feared that it could be a stray mine were dismissed after experts used X-ray technology to examine the object's interior and found that it was hollow, the Guardian reported. Footage of the officials dressed in protective gear also surfaced on social media.
https://www.ndtv.com/feature/japanese-authorities-alarmed-as-giant-iron-ball-washes-up-on-a-beach-3804280


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Dragon Ball (Original Post) bigtree Feb 2023 OP
For gods sakes do not open that dweller Feb 2023 #1
It looks like a very large Christmas tree ornament. zanana1 Feb 2023 #2
You know what? Cracklin Charlie Feb 2023 #5
AHA! zanana1 Feb 2023 #7
Around here an old fisherman or tug crewman would... TreasonousBastard Feb 2023 #3
That's what I thought too. Irish_Dem Feb 2023 #4
It could be a pipe plug for a hydro electric dam. Used to stop the water from Hotler Feb 2023 #6

Cracklin Charlie

(12,904 posts)
5. You know what?
Wed Feb 22, 2023, 12:50 PM
Feb 2023

I saw a video a few weeks ago, of a bunch of big Christmas decorations getting blown away in a storm.

TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts)
3. Around here an old fisherman or tug crewman would...
Wed Feb 22, 2023, 12:24 PM
Feb 2023

recognize it as an anchor (or float).

Not used for aong time, around here they are now lawn ornamemts.

Hotler

(11,445 posts)
6. It could be a pipe plug for a hydro electric dam. Used to stop the water from
Wed Feb 22, 2023, 01:19 PM
Feb 2023

powering the turbine. Like a bathtub plug. There is a specialty coating shop here in Denver that covers similar balls like that with thick rubber. Just saying.

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